kilikini wrote:
>
> I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and diced
> up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
> smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is just
> nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
> after I handle them.
>
> Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!

Rub them on stainless steel ... like a spoon.

nancy

kilikini wrote:
>
> I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and diced
> up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
> smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is just
> nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
> after I handle them.
>
> Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!

Rub them on stainless steel ... like a spoon.

nancy

>> I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and diced
>> up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
>> smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
>> happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is just
>> nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
>> after I handle them.
>>
>> Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
>Rub them on stainless steel ... like a spoon.

And if that doesn't work, coffee grounds sometimes do the trick.

>> I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and diced
>> up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
>> smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
>> happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is just
>> nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
>> after I handle them.
>>
>> Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
>Rub them on stainless steel ... like a spoon.

And if that doesn't work, coffee grounds sometimes do the trick.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> kilikini wrote:
> >
> > I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and
diced
> > up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
> > smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> > happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is
just
> > nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4
days
> > after I handle them.
> >
> > Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
> Rub them on stainless steel ... like a spoon.
>
> nancy

Really? I've never heard that before! Wow, I'll give it a try! Thanks!
kili

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> kilikini wrote:
> >
> > I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and
diced
> > up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
> > smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> > happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is
just
> > nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4
days
> > after I handle them.
> >
> > Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
> Rub them on stainless steel ... like a spoon.
>
> nancy

Really? I've never heard that before! Wow, I'll give it a try! Thanks!
kili

"yeahyeahyeah" > wrote in message
...
> >> I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and
diced
> >> up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers
*still*
> >> smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> >> happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is
just
> >> nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4
days
> >> after I handle them.
> >>
> >> Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
> >
> >Rub them on stainless steel ... like a spoon.
>
> And if that doesn't work, coffee grounds sometimes do the trick.

Coffee grounds have to smell better than chives. UGH. I can't even take a
sip of a beverage without smelling chives.
kili

"yeahyeahyeah" > wrote in message
...
> >> I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and
diced
> >> up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers
*still*
> >> smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> >> happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is
just
> >> nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4
days
> >> after I handle them.
> >>
> >> Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
> >
> >Rub them on stainless steel ... like a spoon.
>
> And if that doesn't work, coffee grounds sometimes do the trick.

Coffee grounds have to smell better than chives. UGH. I can't even take a
sip of a beverage without smelling chives.
kili

>UGH. I can't even take a
>sip of a beverage without smelling chives.
>kili

Soak your fingers in Clamato with vodka... by the third one you won't smell
shit! <G>

Of course you can soak your fingers in plain Clamato... then they'll smell like
something close to shit! hehe


UGH! <g>




---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

>UGH. I can't even take a
>sip of a beverage without smelling chives.
>kili

Soak your fingers in Clamato with vodka... by the third one you won't smell
shit! <G>

Of course you can soak your fingers in plain Clamato... then they'll smell like
something close to shit! hehe


UGH! <g>




---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> >UGH. I can't even take a
> >sip of a beverage without smelling chives.
> >kili
>
> Soak your fingers in Clamato with vodka... by the third one you won't
smell
> shit! <G>
>
> Of course you can soak your fingers in plain Clamato... then they'll smell
like
> something close to shit! hehe
>
>
> UGH! <g>
>
>
>
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> Sheldon
> ````````````
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>

ROFL!
kili

"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> >UGH. I can't even take a
> >sip of a beverage without smelling chives.
> >kili
>
> Soak your fingers in Clamato with vodka... by the third one you won't
smell
> shit! <G>
>
> Of course you can soak your fingers in plain Clamato... then they'll smell
like
> something close to shit! hehe
>
>
> UGH! <g>
>
>
>
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> Sheldon
> ````````````
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>

ROFL!
kili

> Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
> after I handle them.

> Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!

As has already been mentioned here, use coffee grounds. When I'm chopping
garlic I make up the cafetiere of coffee. Drink the coffee, of course, but
instead of flushing the grounds down the drain, scoop them out and rub
thoroughly into your hands. Give them a good rinse, then use soap and water
as normal to get rid of the coffee oils. Works every time.

> Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
> after I handle them.

> Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!

As has already been mentioned here, use coffee grounds. When I'm chopping
garlic I make up the cafetiere of coffee. Drink the coffee, of course, but
instead of flushing the grounds down the drain, scoop them out and rub
thoroughly into your hands. Give them a good rinse, then use soap and water
as normal to get rid of the coffee oils. Works every time.

"RobertE" > wrote in message
news
> > Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
> > after I handle them.
>
> > Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
> As has already been mentioned here, use coffee grounds. When I'm chopping
> garlic I make up the cafetiere of coffee. Drink the coffee, of course,
but
> instead of flushing the grounds down the drain, scoop them out and rub
> thoroughly into your hands. Give them a good rinse, then use soap and
water
> as normal to get rid of the coffee oils. Works every time.
>
>
>

Well, I tried the stainless steel rub ( used the dog's water bowl) but that
didn't seem to help me much. I don't have any baking soda in the house, so
I couldn't try that method, but I waited until the roomie made coffee and
then rubbed the grounds on my hands. After a thorough washing with soap, my
fingers smell....funky. Not immediately like stale chives, but I think the
smell is going to come back later. At least funky is better than
nauseatingly chive-y. <g>

kili

"RobertE" > wrote in message
news
> > Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
> > after I handle them.
>
> > Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
> As has already been mentioned here, use coffee grounds. When I'm chopping
> garlic I make up the cafetiere of coffee. Drink the coffee, of course,
but
> instead of flushing the grounds down the drain, scoop them out and rub
> thoroughly into your hands. Give them a good rinse, then use soap and
water
> as normal to get rid of the coffee oils. Works every time.
>
>
>

Well, I tried the stainless steel rub ( used the dog's water bowl) but that
didn't seem to help me much. I don't have any baking soda in the house, so
I couldn't try that method, but I waited until the roomie made coffee and
then rubbed the grounds on my hands. After a thorough washing with soap, my
fingers smell....funky. Not immediately like stale chives, but I think the
smell is going to come back later. At least funky is better than
nauseatingly chive-y. <g>

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> Well, I tried the stainless steel rub ( used the dog's water bowl) but
that
> didn't seem to help me much. I don't have any baking soda in the house,
so
> I couldn't try that method, but I waited until the roomie made coffee and
> then rubbed the grounds on my hands. After a thorough washing with soap,
my
> fingers smell....funky. Not immediately like stale chives, but I think
the
> smell is going to come back later. At least funky is better than
> nauseatingly chive-y. <g>
>
> kili
>
>

Kili,

Were your hands wet when you tried the stainless steel method? 'Tis
important to the success.

Jaosn

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> Well, I tried the stainless steel rub ( used the dog's water bowl) but
that
> didn't seem to help me much. I don't have any baking soda in the house,
so
> I couldn't try that method, but I waited until the roomie made coffee and
> then rubbed the grounds on my hands. After a thorough washing with soap,
my
> fingers smell....funky. Not immediately like stale chives, but I think
the
> smell is going to come back later. At least funky is better than
> nauseatingly chive-y. <g>
>
> kili
>
>

Kili,

Were your hands wet when you tried the stainless steel method? 'Tis
important to the success.

Jaosn

"kilikini" > wrote in message > Well, I tried
the stainless steel rub ( used the dog's water bowl) but that
> didn't seem to help me much. I don't have any baking soda in the house,
so
> I couldn't try that method, but I waited until the roomie made coffee and
> then rubbed the grounds on my hands. After a thorough washing with soap,
my
> fingers smell....funky. Not immediately like stale chives, but I think
the
> smell is going to come back later. At least funky is better than
> nauseatingly chive-y. <g>
>
> kili

Kili, try using the stainless steel bowl again, but this time do it under
warm running water. I have a stainless steel bar (shaped like a bar of
soap) specifically for removing odors from hands, and the instructions say
to use it under warm running water; it won't work otherwise.

Here's a link to a product similar to the one I have:
http://thevermontshopper.com/catalog...products_id=49 (I've
never ordered from this company, so I can't vouch for the product or their
service; I'm just using their site for an example of this stainless steel
bar.)

Hope this helps!

Karen

"kilikini" > wrote in message > Well, I tried
the stainless steel rub ( used the dog's water bowl) but that
> didn't seem to help me much. I don't have any baking soda in the house,
so
> I couldn't try that method, but I waited until the roomie made coffee and
> then rubbed the grounds on my hands. After a thorough washing with soap,
my
> fingers smell....funky. Not immediately like stale chives, but I think
the
> smell is going to come back later. At least funky is better than
> nauseatingly chive-y. <g>
>
> kili

Kili, try using the stainless steel bowl again, but this time do it under
warm running water. I have a stainless steel bar (shaped like a bar of
soap) specifically for removing odors from hands, and the instructions say
to use it under warm running water; it won't work otherwise.

Here's a link to a product similar to the one I have:
http://thevermontshopper.com/catalog...products_id=49 (I've
never ordered from this company, so I can't vouch for the product or their
service; I'm just using their site for an example of this stainless steel
bar.)

Hope this helps!

Karen

>My fingers *still*
>smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
>happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is

################
Cut a lemon wedge and knead it in your fingers. lemon kills all smells. BG

>My fingers *still*
>smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
>happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is

################
Cut a lemon wedge and knead it in your fingers. lemon kills all smells. BG

"kilikini" > wrote:

>I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and diced
>up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
>smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
>happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is just
>nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
>after I handle them.
>
>Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
>kilikini

Maybe you need to break up the oil from the chives, garlic or whatever that is
left on your fingers ?
Why not try a lemon juice dip or an orange hand cleaner.? Something acidy that
you like to smell.

Dennis

"kilikini" > wrote:

>I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and diced
>up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
>smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
>happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is just
>nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
>after I handle them.
>
>Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
>kilikini

Maybe you need to break up the oil from the chives, garlic or whatever that is
left on your fingers ?
Why not try a lemon juice dip or an orange hand cleaner.? Something acidy that
you like to smell.

Dennis

"BillKirch" > wrote in message
...
> >My fingers *still*
> >smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> >happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is
>
> ################
> Cut a lemon wedge and knead it in your fingers. lemon kills all smells.
BG

You beat me to it! I was going to tell Kili to rub with the cut side of a
lemon. Works for me.

Dora

"BillKirch" > wrote in message
...
> >My fingers *still*
> >smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> >happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is
>
> ################
> Cut a lemon wedge and knead it in your fingers. lemon kills all smells.
BG

You beat me to it! I was going to tell Kili to rub with the cut side of a
lemon. Works for me.

Dora

"Jason Tinling" > wrote in message
...
>
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Well, I tried the stainless steel rub ( used the dog's water bowl) but
> that
> > didn't seem to help me much. I don't have any baking soda in the house,
> so
> > I couldn't try that method, but I waited until the roomie made coffee
and
> > then rubbed the grounds on my hands. After a thorough washing with
soap,
> my
> > fingers smell....funky. Not immediately like stale chives, but I think
> the
> > smell is going to come back later. At least funky is better than
> > nauseatingly chive-y. <g>
> >
> > kili
> >
> >
>
> Kili,
>
> Were your hands wet when you tried the stainless steel method? 'Tis
> important to the success.
>
> Jaosn

No they weren't. I'll have to try that again, then because I was just on my
hands and knees scrubbing the kitchen, bathroom and living room floor and
that chive smell is back again.

kili
>
>

"Jason Tinling" > wrote in message
...
>
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Well, I tried the stainless steel rub ( used the dog's water bowl) but
> that
> > didn't seem to help me much. I don't have any baking soda in the house,
> so
> > I couldn't try that method, but I waited until the roomie made coffee
and
> > then rubbed the grounds on my hands. After a thorough washing with
soap,
> my
> > fingers smell....funky. Not immediately like stale chives, but I think
> the
> > smell is going to come back later. At least funky is better than
> > nauseatingly chive-y. <g>
> >
> > kili
> >
> >
>
> Kili,
>
> Were your hands wet when you tried the stainless steel method? 'Tis
> important to the success.
>
> Jaosn

No they weren't. I'll have to try that again, then because I was just on my
hands and knees scrubbing the kitchen, bathroom and living room floor and
that chive smell is back again.

kili
>
>

"Dennis G." > wrote in message
news
> "kilikini" > wrote:
>
> >I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and
diced
> >up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
> >smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> >happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is
just
> >nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4
days
> >after I handle them.
> >
> >Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
> >
> >kilikini
>
> Maybe you need to break up the oil from the chives, garlic or whatever
that is
> left on your fingers ?
> Why not try a lemon juice dip or an orange hand cleaner.? Something acidy
that
> you like to smell.
>
> Dennis

I would have tried lemon but I don't have any. I've tried the lemon thing
before after handling garlic and it works immediately, but the smell always
returns. Is there just something in my skin maybe? It's weird. I love the
taste of garlic, but if I even eat, let's say, a salad with Italian dressing
for lunch, my boyfriend can smell it on me when I go to bed at night.
Sometimes, if I eat scampi, he can smell garlic on me the next morning (yes
I've brushed my teeth!). Maybe I just can't process foods like onions,
garlic and chives????

kili

"Dennis G." > wrote in message
news
> "kilikini" > wrote:
>
> >I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and
diced
> >up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
> >smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> >happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is
just
> >nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4
days
> >after I handle them.
> >
> >Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
> >
> >kilikini
>
> Maybe you need to break up the oil from the chives, garlic or whatever
that is
> left on your fingers ?
> Why not try a lemon juice dip or an orange hand cleaner.? Something acidy
that
> you like to smell.
>
> Dennis

I would have tried lemon but I don't have any. I've tried the lemon thing
before after handling garlic and it works immediately, but the smell always
returns. Is there just something in my skin maybe? It's weird. I love the
taste of garlic, but if I even eat, let's say, a salad with Italian dressing
for lunch, my boyfriend can smell it on me when I go to bed at night.
Sometimes, if I eat scampi, he can smell garlic on me the next morning (yes
I've brushed my teeth!). Maybe I just can't process foods like onions,
garlic and chives????

kili

SNIP
> >
>
> Well, I tried the stainless steel rub ( used the dog's water bowl) but that
> didn't seem to help me much. I don't have any baking soda in the house, so
> I couldn't try that method, but I waited until the roomie made coffee and
> then rubbed the grounds on my hands. After a thorough washing with soap, my
> fingers smell....funky. Not immediately like stale chives, but I think the
> smell is going to come back later. At least funky is better than
> nauseatingly chive-y. <g>
>
> kili

Wear gloves when cutting up chives and garlic? I often use scissors
to cut up chives, myself. It's very quick. Otherwise... maybe cook
without garlic and chives?

Good luck! I've never noticed chives and garlic odor lingering very
long on my own hands, or at least, it hasn't done so to the extent
that it bothers me.

Melissa

>I would have tried lemon but I don't have any. I've tried the lemon thing
>before after handling garlic and it works immediately, but the smell always
>returns. Is there just something in my skin maybe? It's weird. I love the
>taste of garlic, but if I even eat, let's say, a salad with Italian dressing
>for lunch, my boyfriend can smell it on me when I go to bed at night.
>Sometimes, if I eat scampi, he can smell garlic on me the next morning (yes
>I've brushed my teeth!). Maybe I just can't process foods like onions,
>garlic and chives????
>
>kili

Lemon actually amplifys the perception of onion/garlic, that's why it's
suggested as a seasoning in place of salt.... once the volatile lemon oil has
dissipated, due to the acidity of lemon, the onion odor will become perceptible
stronger than ever. Wet stainless steel neutralizes those particular odors
because of how the nickle contained therein neutralizes the ionization inherent
to all odors. Next you're working with garlic/onions have a handful of nickles
(US 5¢ pieces) in a bowl of water ready.

---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

in article , kilikini at
wrote on 3/29/04 2:31 PM:

> Well, I tried the stainless steel rub ( used the dog's water bowl) but that
> didn't seem to help me much. I don't have any baking soda in the house, so
> I couldn't try that method, but I waited until the roomie made coffee and
> then rubbed the grounds on my hands. After a thorough washing with soap, my
> fingers smell....funky. Not immediately like stale chives, but I think the
> smell is going to come back later. At least funky is better than
> nauseatingly chive-y. <g>
>
> kili
>
>

TRY A SPOON!
The bowl is not as easy to get your hands around.
Take a spoon, just a standard stainless steel spoon, like you'd eat cereal
or soup with, and use it like a bar of soap under warm running water. Rub
your fingers all over it under the stream of water.

there is a chemical reaction that happens between the water, the steel and
the compounds in garlic and chives that cause the smell.

Or go to a cookware store and buy a small rectangle of stainless steel
packaged for just this purpose...but a spoon is just as good.
A bowl is just not the right tool for this job.

In article >, "kilikini" > wrote:
>I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and diced
>up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
>smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
>happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is just
>nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
>after I handle them.
>
>Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
>kilikini
>

http://tips.tipking.com/cleaning/tip_267.shtml

--

Charles
The significant problems we face cannot be solved
at the same level of thinking we were at when we
created them. Albert Einstein

Charles Quinn wrote:

>>Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
> http://tips.tipking.com/cleaning/tip_267.shtml
>

Interesting that the tips on that site are the ones that the folks on
this group recommend. They must work. I like the baking soda solution
because I have it conveniently in my cupboard, and it is easier for me
to rub the powder into my hands than to get my fingers on the stainless.
(And besides, that's the first trick I learned so I stick with it.) I
don't always have potato peels, and I almost never have celery. I use
onion fairly often in stir-fry and garlic fairly often in everything.
Lemon, potato peel and celery are around less often.


--Lia

kilikini > wrote:
>nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
>after I handle them.
>
>Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!

Sounds like your hands start out dry and moisturize themselves
from the food you chop.

Try washing your hands until they almost start to
pucker before doing prep.

--Blair
"Osmosis is your friend."

kilikini had something important to tell us on Mon, 29 Mar 2004
13:50:53 GMT:

>I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and diced
>up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
>smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
>happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is just
>nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
>after I handle them.
>
>Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!

I always find that a freshly cut lemon is the best deoderant for
hands... cut it in half and rub it over your hands (I hope you don't
have any cuts or it's going to be ouchy!) Then wash them with soap and
you'll find they smell like lemon oil instead...

I won't use fresh garlic because I don't want to stink up the house -
if you buy it prechopped in a jar it works just fine with no odour.
~Karen AKA Kajikit
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"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and
diced
> up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
> smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is
just
> nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4 days
> after I handle them.
>
> Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!

If you have long fingernails it's a worse problem because there's more space
for it to hide in.
Nail biters generally have less trouble (and get garlic flavored nails in
the process, yum)

Anyhow... getting serious. Rub salad oil or olive oil generously into your
hands, rubbing and working it in everywhere (especially under nails and
around cuticles) for a few minutes. Then wash it all off with ordinary
deodorant soap, again working the lather into nail areas. The smell will be
greatly diminished if not eliminated. The reason is that the odorous
substances are fat soluble.

"Kajikit" > wrote in message
...
> kilikini had something important to tell us on Mon, 29 Mar 2004
> 13:50:53 GMT:
>
> >I made a double-stuffed potato for the soon-to-be hubby last night and
diced
> >up some chives for some color to top off the 'tater. My fingers *still*
> >smell like chives and I've washed them and washed them. The same thing
> >happens to me when I peel garlic. It's at the point where the smell is
just
> >nauseating. Garlic or chive odor will stay on my fingers for up to 4
days
> >after I handle them.
> >
> >Is there any way to get rid of it? HELP ME PLEASE!
>
> I always find that a freshly cut lemon is the best deoderant for
> hands... cut it in half and rub it over your hands (I hope you don't
> have any cuts or it's going to be ouchy!) Then wash them with soap and
> you'll find they smell like lemon oil instead...
>
> I won't use fresh garlic because I don't want to stink up the house -
> if you buy it prechopped in a jar it works just fine with no odour.
> ~Karen AKA Kajikit
> Lover of shiny things...
>
> Made as of 29 March 2004 - 46 cards, 28 SB pages (plus 2 small giftbooks),
48 decos & more!
>
> Visit my webpage: http://www.kajikitscorner.com
> Allergyfree Eating Recipe Swap:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Allergyfree_Eating
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I tend to use the jarred garlic just for the very reason of the odor on my
hands.
kili

Kajikit wrote:

> I won't use fresh garlic because I don't want to stink up the house -
> if you buy it prechopped in a jar it works just fine with no odour.

No odor and no flavor, either.

nancy